What is a Social Entrepreneur

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Series: Smart City Radio
Length: 59:04

Guests Dan Biederman and Pamela Hartigan discuss social entrepreneurship Read the full description.

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Smartcit_000_logo6550_small What is a Social Entrepreneur? We have two answers for you on this week's show. First we'll speak with Dan Biederman. He's the co-founder of the Bryant Park Corporation in New York, a private organization that transformed Bryant Park from a dangerous and depressing eyesore to one of the best loved and most intensely used urban parks in the world. We'll also speak with Pamela Hartigan. She's the founding director of Volans, a venture company dedicated to social innovation. She's written a book about social entrepreneurs called "The Power of Unreasonable People." We'll speak with Pamela about the book and what Unreasonable People do to enrich and improve the world around them.

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Piece Description

What is a Social Entrepreneur? We have two answers for you on this week's show. First we'll speak with Dan Biederman. He's the co-founder of the Bryant Park Corporation in New York, a private organization that transformed Bryant Park from a dangerous and depressing eyesore to one of the best loved and most intensely used urban parks in the world. We'll also speak with Pamela Hartigan. She's the founding director of Volans, a venture company dedicated to social innovation. She's written a book about social entrepreneurs called "The Power of Unreasonable People." We'll speak with Pamela about the book and what Unreasonable People do to enrich and improve the world around them.

Broadcast History

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Timing and Cues

00:00 - 00:59 Billboard
01:00 - 05:59 Silence
06:00 - 06:59 Break 1 (:59)
07:00 - 29:29 Segment A
29:30 - 30:59 Break 2 (1:30) *floating
31:00 - 59:00 Segment B and Credits

*All breaks contain bed music

*Outcue for floating breaks is...."You're listening to Smart City."